- Spec_Ops_Assault
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I was thinking of something similar of this in that there could be description for new users such as 'New Member' as opposed to just the regular 'Member'. I thought that perhaps this would be a good way for normal members to identify Spammers and other miscreants simply by their pointless, ridiculous posts and realizing through their New Member status that they are simply repeat offenders who have created a new account and are therefore not worth responding to.
The downside to this is that good 'New Members' could easily be mislabeled if they posted something slightly off-topic or innappropriate, though still their status as being ignored could cut down on unneeded posts. Basically, if a thread is made obviously off-topic or Spam, their status as a New Member could be a 'Red Warning' to ignore this user by not replying. This could also be enforced with stricter rules governing those who wish to reply to a bad topic or post by a New Member with a blacklisting instead of just a "-Steve wonders when people will simply ignore bad threads and posts instead of responding." type of thing.
The end results could be something like this:
-New accounts are given a status of New Member for a predefined time period, a week or so to get oriented with the place before they receive the normal Member status.
-Spammers and trolls who repeatedly make new accounts and bad threads/posts obviously receive the same status.
-If a thread or post is made obviously off-topic by a user with New Member status, there should be a strict rule to ignore it altogether(already in place, though not so strictly enforced). Those responding should be dealt with more harshly than if they were replying to a regular Member.
-Ultimately, nobody responds to a regular spammer easily identified by the New Member status who repeatedly makes bad threads/posts for knowing the consequences. 'Good' New Members who make a bad post are also ignored and pointed in the right direction by a Ninja.
-This could also help cut down on what some refer to as "Forum cops"
I know this is not a perfect plan and is open to its own flaws, some perhaps regarding elitism. It is mainly and idea to stop users from responding to spammers altogether, therefore robbing them of what they want to incite, Grief or Anger. Any ideas or critiques?